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09-23-2011, 11:52 AM | #1 | ||
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Where Have All the Sleepers Gone? [w/video]
I remember a time when cars didn't have to be fast looking to actually be fast.
In fact, the slower looking the car, the better if you were planning on having a ride that would put others on the road to shame. However, I feel like we've lost touch with the art of the sleeper over the last few years. Everyone wants something that looks flashy and looks fast when they think of a fast car. Or, if they're putting money into the speed factor of their car, they want the good looks to go with it. Now don't get me wrong - there is absolutely nothing wrong with having a good looking car that goes fast - I'm simply saying I miss seeing a car that looks basic/stock/slow that will actually blow the doors off anything it is challenged by (there's nothing like seeing a car that you would never expect to be packing a high-performance punch). Fortunately for me - and the rest of you who appreciate sleepers - there are still enthusiasts who believe subtlety is a big advantage on the streets, evidenced by this story from AutoBlog: Quote:
You can never have too much speed. Especially in a car people might/will underestimate and write off. Long live the sleeper! Think you've got a sleeper? Tell us about it.
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09-23-2011, 07:38 PM | #2 | |
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Re: Where Have All the Sleepers Gone? [w/video]
Yeah, I can identify with this. But I'm actually seeing a more disturbing trend, the exact opposite of sleepers. Cars that are slow but look fast. I have less of a problem with a fast car actually looking fast. Still, I see the lack of true sleepers. I even see a lot of people that think they have a sleeper but seem to have no idea what a sleeper is.
I do have a sleeper and have no intentions of changing that. Granted it's clean, but hardly anyone expects the kind of power this car has. Most of the older members will know about this car. It's my 1989 LeBaron GTC Turbo II. |
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09-25-2011, 12:54 PM | #3 | |
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Re: Where Have All the Sleepers Gone? [w/video]
yea I remember all the sleepers around 2001-2005
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09-25-2011, 04:50 PM | #4 | |
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Re: Where Have All the Sleepers Gone? [w/video]
i belive the reason for no more sleepers is you cant see them if its a sleeper it dosent look fast now unless you are going around chalenging camrys and lebarons you would never know where they are i am a big fan of the sleeper but i hav never built one cause the cost is so much higher to start from a low proformance car than to start with a sports car they usualy have atleast a good suspension and looking fast also means a good air package family sedans arent exactly built for race from the factory
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09-27-2011, 12:16 PM | #5 | ||
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Re: Where Have All the Sleepers Gone? [w/video]
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It's pretty much a Shelby Daytona in a LeBaron wrapper. Also, I'm simply using my car as an example. |
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